Stanford football: Tiger pick gets fans’ goat

Not everybody was happy with David Shaw‘s selection of Tiger Woods as honorary captain for the Fiesta Bowl. At least one reader didn’t like the choice of Walmart director Greg Penner as the other choice either.

One Stanford fan said the Woods pick “must be considered questionable at best to both sports fans and the general public.” He said he read Shaw’s explanation (“He’s been to the mountaintop and he’s been through adversity, and he’s coming back fighting.”) to his wife, and she said, “I thought he’d been under a rock.”

Some other responses:

“Hmmm…Tiger Woods, along with a Walmart (*gag*) executive. What’s the message here, Stanford? A new identity of low class all around?”

“Just keep Tiger away from the cheerleaders.”

“Eldrick, huh? Who’s the idiot who decided that? Trying to keep up with the dirtbag SEC and Big Ten? Ridiculous when USC/Reggie Bush is on a higher moral ground than Stanford. If this is what happens when Stanford rises to #4, I’d prefer 8-4 and a honest face on the sidelines.”